What It’s Like to Be a Football Fan in Antarctica
Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t like the outcomes.
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Super Bowl 2025: If you like old school football, you should be rooting for the Eagles
The Eagles had the lowest pass rate in the NFL.Yahoo Sports - 6h -
Super Bowl trivia: Questions for all 58 NFL title games that will stump even the savviest football fans
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Here’s what Trump’s tariff threats look like on the ground in China
As President Donald Trump threatens to impose his first tranche of tariffs on the world Saturday, Chinese manufacturers are bracing for impact.NBC News - 5d -
What’s Life Like for Iowa Basketball After Caitlin Clark?
“Everything we knew has changed,” said Jan Jensen, the first-year head coach of the Hawkeyes.The New York Times - 6d -
The SBA’s Likely New Boss Targets Its Flagship Loan Program
Former Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler says she plans to lead the Small Business Administration with a “zero-tolerance policy” for fraud.Inc. - Jan. 30 -
What it's like flying in a Black Hawk helicopter
More questions are emerging about the Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in a fatal collision above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. CBS News' Ellee Watson reports.CBS News - Jan. 30 -
Stock Down: 6 fantasy football superstars likely to slide on 2025 draft boards
These big-name players have held sky-high fantasy football value for many years — but that's about to change in 2025.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 30 -
What is it like to go home to Northern Gaza? | Fiona Katauskas
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We Swam with Wild Orcas in Norway: Here's What it Was Like
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The College Football Season Just Wrapped. Here’s What 2025 Could Bring.
Nine teams received at least one early national championship vote, but one team dominated.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
Astronaut stuck in space "trying to remember what it's like to walk"
Astronaut Suni Williams said she's trying to remember what it's like to walk after being stuck in space for almost seven months.CBS News - Jan. 27 -
What a 14-team College Football Playoff would have looked like in 2024, assuming new proposals take effect
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What It’s Like to Be a Kid in L.A. After Fires Took Almost Everything
Ten children talked about losing their homes, their schools and their neighborhoods in the Los Angeles fires. They discussed what they’re worried about and what’s cheering them up.The New York Times - Jan. 26 -
Watch: Who won The Traitors? And what's breakfast really like?
The third series of The Traitors has come to its nail-biting conclusion.BBC News - Jan. 25 -
What a typical ICE deportation looks like
An up-close look at a deportation flight gives a picture of the process for people currently being deported.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
What are Parliament's bars really like?
Westminster's drinking culture is in the spotlight after a bar was closed over an alleged spiking incident.BBC News - Jan. 25 -
USC hires Notre Dame's Chad Bowden as its football general manager
Chad Bowen, previously an assistant athletic director at CFP finalist Notre Dame, will lead the reorganization of USC football's front office.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 25 -
Dynasty Fantasy Football RB Tiers for 2025: Despite youth movement, veterans like D'Andre Swift still valuable
Updated tiers for the running back position in Dynasty leaguesCBS Sports - Jan. 24 -
What it's like to report on a life-threatening storm
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'Opportunity of a lifetime': Jobs announced on Antarctica
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What Will Marketing Look Like in 2025? “It’s Going to Get Weird.”
Retail executives and branding experts predict how companies will–and won’t–be reaching consumers this year.Inc. - Jan. 23 -
She looks like a ‘deformed penis’ and smells like a dead possum: Sydney goes wild for its blooming corpse flower
Fans of the flower – known as Putricia – say they are ‘obsessed’ with the plant, although they have ‘never smelt that before’. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
‘This is where it all begins!’ What’s it like to start your holiday in the airport bar?
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary wants European airports to clamp down on pre-flight drinking. But is it really such a problem? There’s only one way to find out …. It is 10.30am on Thursday at Gatwick, ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Matthew Stafford feels like he has football left to play following Rams' playoff loss
Stafford will be 37 years old going into next season.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 20 -
What the World Thinks of the New College Football Playoff
To get to this point in the 12-team postseason format took years of debate and planning. But the real question is if it paid off.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
What does the Dodgers' rotation look like with the addition of Roki Sasaki?
L.A. has assembled one of the more astonishing quintets of starting pitching talent the game has ever seen. But this group is not without questions and concerns.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 18 -
What did America look like 100 years ago?
President Biden warned of the rise of an oligarchy in his farewell address, comparing influential billionaires of today to the "robber barons" of 100 years ago. American historian H.W. Brands ...CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Jack Hoffman, young cancer patient and Nebraska football fan, dies
The nation was introduced to Jack at Nebraska's 2013 spring game, after the coaching staff invited him to run a play. He scooted 69 yards to the end zone.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
Ohio State Is in the Title Game. Its Fans Are Still Thinking About Michigan.
For some, Coach Ryan Day can’t be forgiven for a regular-season loss to the middling Wolverines: “He needs to destroy Michigan one time.”The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
'Like a football match' - Dart wants more crowd respect
Harriet Dart wants to see greater respect from crowds after experiencing a boisterous atmosphere during her Australian Open second-round defeat.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
Scientists just excavated an unprecedented specimen from Antarctica
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Warmer homes and healthier people: what’s not to like about a low-carbon future?
Challenges of hitting net zero emissions are often discussed, but little focus is given to the gains of living in a low-carbon world. The challenges of reaching net zero emissions are often ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
College Football Playoff: Bettors like Notre Dame and Ohio State in the semifinals
Favorites are 8-0 straight up and 7-1 against the spread through the first two rounds of the CFP.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9 -
College football picks, odds, predictions for 2025 CFP: Model likes Over in Orange Bowl playoff semifinal
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What This New Era of Power Looks Like in Washington
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What it's like inside LA's real life apocalypse movie
BBC reporter David Willis says he has never witnessed a disaster in Los Angeles so widespread and so unpredictable.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
What could Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ look like?
President-elect Trump said that Republicans are working to craft a “powerful” piece of legislation to advance his agenda. Republicans had already begun preparing to use a special procedure known as ...The Hill - Jan. 8
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